Health Maintenance

Beginning of your 20's/Good health in your 20's

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Staying healthy commonly involves making good lifestyle choices, taking precautions to avoid accidental injuries, and following recommendations for preventative care. This timeline will give you information on healthy practices and give you tips.

Health checkup

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At least every 2 years, have a medical check up by a professional to gauge if you have any problems and check your blood pressure.

Preventing health problems

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Bone mass will peak in your 20s, so it's important to build bones through exercise so you reduce your chance of osteoporosis. You should also protect your skin and eyes from the sun and damaging rays, avoid indoor tanning salons, practice good hygiene, and find a primary care provider.

Special concerns in your 20's

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Taking care of your sexual health, taking care of your mental health, and talking to a health provider if you think you have depression can help to keep you on the right path. In addition, taking care of your emotional health can allow for you to be stable.

Reducing risks in your 20's

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Take measures to prevent accidental injuries. Common causes of injury for 20 to 29 year olds are:
Motor vehicle crashes, falls, overexertion, sports, attempted suicide and homicide, work-related accidents, accidental poisoning and drug overdose, food poisoning, and violence.

A healthy lifestyle in your 20's

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Eating a healthy diet can reduce your risk for heart disease and other chronic health problems. Exercising regularly and maintaining a healthy weight, getting important nutrients, not smoking, avoiding illegal substances, drinking in moderation, not drinking and driving, wearing a seat belt and following laws, and getting enough sleep can insure you stay healthy and live through your 20's.

Beginning of your 30's/Good health in your 30's.

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Maintaining a healthy weight, eating healthy, exercising regularly, and getting the recommended amount of exercise can help to stay healthy. In addition, getting adequate sleep can help as well.

Preventing health problems in your 30's

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Not smoking or quitting smoking, protecting yourself from the sun, drinking in moderation, avoiding illegal drugs and substances, using prescription and over the counter drugs as directed, reducing stress, monitoring your BMI, and following your health care provider's recommendations can help to prevent health problems.

Preventing accidental injuries in your 30's

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Making sure your home has working smoke detectors, always wearing your seat belt, never drink or drive, wearing a helmet, reducing the urge to be a weekend warrior, and follow safety regulations can help to prevent accidental injuries.

Special health concerns in your 30s

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Taking care of your sexual and reproductive health, taking care of your mental and emotional health, taking care of your skin, taking care of your back, and building muscles can help to curb problems, as well as talking to your PCP.

Routine health care recommendations in your 30's

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Having dental exams, seeing a gynecologist, comprehensive eye exam and vision screening, hearing tests, cholesterol screening, skin cancer screening, and recommended immunizations can help to stay healthy.

Beginning of your 40s/Good health in your 40s

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The signaling of a time of transition from young adulthood to middle-age. This is an important decade for preventing diabetes, heart disease, and many types of cancer later in life. Contact your health care provider if you notice changes in or have questions or concerns about you and your mental health. In addition, you should find out about your family history.

Common health problems in your 40's

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Common health problems include chronic pain, stress, blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides, and homocysteine levels rising as well as a resting health rate, blood glucose, BMI problems, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression are all things you should look out for.

Additional health concerns in your 40s

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Sexual and reproductive health, testosterone deficiency, BPH, perimenopause, skin problems, changes in vision and hearing loss, and digestive problems, urinary incontinence, and overactive bladder are all things to look out for in your 40s.

Health care recommendations in your 40s

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These include physical exams, dental exams, comprehensive eye exam, blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, diabetes screening, baseline skin exam, baseline EKG, colorectal cancer screening, immunizations, screening tests for women in their 40s, and screening tests for men in their 40s are common guidelines for people 40 to 49.

Beginning of your 50's/Good health in your 50s

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The risk of chronic health problems is heightened in your 50's as you age and your body slowly begins to degrade due to age.

A healthy lifestyle in your 50s

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Eating healthy, staying active, challenging your mind, maintaining a healthy weight, not smoking, getting enough sleep, reducing stress, and drinking alcohol in moderation can help to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Common health concerns in your 50s

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Abnormal blood sugar levels, anxiety, cancer, changes in vision, chronic pain, depression, digestive issues, ED, hair loss, hearing loss, heart disease, HBP, high cholesterol, menopause, osteoporosis, OAB, prostate issues, skin issues, thyroid problems, and urinary incontinence.

Health care recommendations in your 50s

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Physical exams, dental exams, comprehensive eye exams, blood pressure screening, cholesterol screening, immunizations, screening tests for women, and screening tests for men.

Beginning of your 60s/Good health in your 60s

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Common problems for people in their 60s include physical and metal health decline due to age.

Health concerns in your 60s

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Aging increases the risk for certain health problems, including heart disease, arthritis, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, BPH, incontinence and others. Some things you can do to reduce symptoms or problems include looking for warning signs, talking to your doctor, and following your HCP's recommendations.

Staying healthy in your 60s

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Steps you can take to improve your health in your 60s is to quit smoking, protect your heart, maintain a healthy weight, exercise, drink in moderation, eat healthy, and seeing your PCP regularly for check ups and exams.

Additional tips for healthy living in your 60s

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Contact your health care provider if you notice changes or have concerns about your cognitive function or mental health, wear a seat belt, make sure you have a smoke detector and CO detector, store away firearms safely, wear a helmet, practice safer sex, set the water heater to 120 to 130 Fahrenheit, learn CPR, and reduce your risk for falls.